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FIRST PART.
FORTY-ITFTH -YEAH.
Cameron Gathers in the Solons
and a Call Has Been
Issued for the
CAUCUS TO MEET AT NOON.
Ehe Promised Opposition to the Senior
Senator Not Visible to
the Naked Eye.
OPENING OF THE LEGISLATURE.
Some of the Members Apply for Their Sal
aries Immediately After Taking
the Oath of Office.
A WAIL FE01I THE OFFICE-SEKEERS.
The Kuril Btpctlieia SUtesmta All Work Together,
nd Secure the Bilk of the
Scsra&e Pstrrcige.
ETEWAET TALKS X& DEFENSE Of HIS COURSE
irnou a staft connEsrovBEKT.l
Hakmsburg. Jan. 6. When the stalely
proceedings of formally opening the Legis
lature of Pennsylvania had reached a point
this afternoon where a Block resolution is
introduced providing for the appointment of
a committee to escort Judge Simonton to
the House to swear in the members, the
irrepressible John Fow, of Philadelphia,
said, sotto Toce: "This is the moment the
hayseeds have been waiting for. Alter
Judge Simonton is through they will file
into the State Treasury." He was wrong.
Six Philadelphia members were the first to
sneak into the Treasury building for an ad
vance on their salaries.
The formal eleetion of a Speaker in the
House was by a strict party Tote, the 79
Democrats voting for Captain Skinner.
Speaker Thompson, upon assumipg the
chair, gave utterance to some significant
-words. He said he had made no pledges
cor committed himself by any promise:.
The Appointment or the Committers.
Just before adjournment, as thougL- to
carry out this statement, ho requested all
members to send up to his desk slips con
taining the list of committees upon which
they would like to serve. Here again the
country members hope to catch the best
chairmanships, but it is believed that Mr.
Thompson will not be ruled by the same
caucus tactics which actuated Baker in
capturing the clerical patronage and organ
isation. The cities expect to have a fair
show in the committees.
But the all-absorbing episode here to-day
was the fixing of an hour for the holding of
& caucus to nominate United States Senator
Cameron for re-election. The caucus will
"be held to-morrow, as originally announced
In The Dispatch. That was definitely
Settled to-night
It required some effort to win Jesse M.
Baker over to the proposition. He is Chair
man of the House caucus and th matter of
fixing the time was left in the hands of Mr.
Baker and Senator George Handy Smith,
Chairman ot the Senate caucus. Baker
held out for a delay, but Smith wanted it to
come off at once. The two gentlemen met
several times during the afternoon aud even
in;, but without effecting any arrangement.
All Arc Fledged to Cameron.
Late to-night it was decided, Mr. Baker
being conciliated. In company with Col
lector Tom Cooper, David Martin, "William
B. Leeds, Dick Quay, William H. Brooks
and Senator Smith, Mr. Baker visited Don
Cameron's residence. Alter paying their
respects to the senior Senator the party got
off in a room by themselves, and at 11:30 left
the Cameron mansion with the understand
ing that somewhere about noon to-morrow
the joint caucus would take place. '
Accordinc to legislative etiquette, Senator
Smith, as Chairman of the Senate caucus,
will be Chairman of the joint caucus. It
has not beeu definitely decided who should
place Mr. Camefon's name in nomination.
Senator Cameron arrived in the city from
Washington at 3 r. M. He went direct to
Ins palatial home on Front street. Thomas
V. Cooper came in on the next train from
Philadelphia. By evening Mr. Cooper
was comfortably ensconced in the Cameron
residence, assisting the Senator to receive.
All eveniFg there was a steady stream of
callers. W. H. Andrews, State Chairman,
acted as escort to many of the new Bepre-
eentatives and Senators. The presence of
Andrews and young Mr. Quay in the man
sion indicated the hearty co-operation of
Senator M. S. Quay in his colleague's can
vass. Position of the Administration.
United States District Attorney "Walter
Lyon, of Pittsburg, was also there, and, in
connection with Collector Cooper, of Phila
delphia, certainly represented the Federal
administration, no matter what the reports
about Harrison's attitude to Cameron may
be to the contrary. The heartiest support
was assured Senator Cameron by all mem
bers of the Legislature who called.
From the Delaware to the Monongahela
this morning there was a groan by disap
pointed office seekers. The report of the
Slate Committee made to the House fully
verified the prediction that the cities
were to be left in the cold
in portioning out the subordinate positions.
Senator Jack Bobinson had handed in the
name of Francis E. Lawrence, a colored
constituent, who lives near enough to Phila
delphia, to make his name Dennis with the
farm boys slate committee. He only wanted
a trivial position, but he did not get it. He
got word of it in some way, and at noon to
day senator Bobinson received the follow
ing telegram:
CunsTtrt, Jan. 7.
John I). ltoblnon:
A iiaujrht is a naught, and a figure Is a figure;
it's all for the white man and none for tbe
m;rser. I-kcis E. LAvnEJ.CE.
The Trouble in tlio Local Delegation.
Allegheny county only got three trifling
appointments. S. E. Stewart, of Verona,
gays he thinks the Pittsburgers in the dele
gation should sot feel sq .aggrieved oTeriU
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appointment to the Slate, Committee, instead
of David "Weaver, of Pittsburg. He admits
that he was present at the Pittsburg meet
ing, which made Weaver one of the three
candidates for the committee, but he says
the officers or the caucus in Harrisburg
changed all that, only allowing one person
to a Congressional district, by which
Weaver was dropped. He, Stewart, was
appointed as a member at large. It was pro
posed at one time to-day to hold a meeting
of tbe Allegheny county delegation and try
and fix up the difficulty so that the city and
country members may act in unison here
after, but the meeting was not held.
The Allegheny county members of the
House have generally secured seats agreeably
situated for catching tbe eye and attention of
the Speaker. Mr. Graham, as father of the
House, has his old seat in the front row to
the right of the center aisle.
John Keeb, on behalf of the Senate, and
S. E. Stewart, on behalf of the House, have
been appointed to represent Allegheny
county on the committee to arrange for the
Governor's inauguration. Senator Flinn
will introduce two bills of importance to
Pittsburg, one providing for the condemna
tion of wharves in, Pittsburg for park pur
poses, and providing for additional judges
in the Courts of Common Pleas Nos. 1 and 2
in Allegheny county. L. E. Stofiel.
A REST FOR A WEEK
SPEEDILY SUGGESTED BY THE KEUBEBS
OF TEE HOUSE.
The Lucky Individuals "vFho Secured tbe
Minor Offices The Report Upon the Re
vision of tho Poor Lans Received Other
Business of the First Day.
rsrrciAL telxqbaxto tub dispatch.!
Habbisbtsbq, Jan. 6. la taking the
chair in the House to-day Speaker Thomp
son said that to be a good legislator a man
should be earnest, active and faithful in the
performance of his official duties and that a
Speaker should be prompt, impartial and
honest
Among the officers elected were the
following: John W. Morrison, of Al
legheny, Chief Clerk; Besident Clerk,
C. 33. Voorhees, Philadelphia; Bead
ing Clerk, J. B. Bex, Huntidgdon;
Message Clerk, W. I. Weaver, Lancaster;
Transcribing Clorks. F. B. Holman, Wash
ington, Alfred Grosch, Lancaster; Sergeant-at-Arms,
George B. Hoops, Chester; Assist
ant Sergeant-at-Arma, B. P. Pomeroy,
Lawrence; Doorkeeper, David Jones, Alle
gheny; Assistant Doorkeepers, Bobert Mc
Califs, Armstrong; Thomas Wallace, Alle
ghenv; George Hamilton, Mercer; Messen
ger, E. H. Muncr, Blair; Assistant Messen
ger, H. H. Mullen, Cameron; Pasters and
Folders, Don M. Krick, Erie: Milo B.
Padden, Venango; Henry Bolster, Alle
gheny; John E. Orforer, Allegheny.
At the alternooa session the Governor's
message was read, and the reports of the
Bevenue Commission and the report of the
commissioners to revise and codify tbe laws
relating to the poor were presented. A reso
lution wa? adopted to adjourn to-morrow
until Thursdav of next week, if the Senate
concurred in the action.
BALLOT BEFOfiM IH THE SENATE.
Penrose Calls Attention to It In a Brief
Opening Speech.
rCriClAI. TXLEGBAX TO TUX DISPATCHA
Habbisbdbg, Jan. 6. The Senate was
called to order by Lieutenant Governor
Davis, and the new Chaplain, Bfev. Mr.
Baker, of this city, invoked the divine bless
ing. The officers chosen in the caucus last
evening were elected. Much time was spentjj
in reaamg tne reiurni or tne election lor
Senators, after which the latter were quali
fied by Jndge Simonton. Eleven swore by
uplifted hand and 14 by the book, while one
affirmed. Penrose, of Philadelphia, and
Henninger, of Lehigh, were placed in nomi
nation for President pro tern, and the formsr
was elected by a party vote. He called at
tention to the fact that ballot reform and the
equalization of taxation would be among
the more important subjects that would be
considered at the session. v
Wednesday of next week was fixed for the
count'ng of "the votes for Governor, Lieu
tenant Governor and Secretary of Internal
Affairs at tbe election.
THE DELAMATER FAILURE.
UKSECUEED CBEDITOBS TO HOLD A MEET
IHG NEXT WEEK.
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They Intend to Find Oat, if Possible, What
lias Become of the Money No Faith in
the Report of a Compromise for Fifty
Cents on a Dollar.
rsrXCIAI. TKLEORAH TO THE DISFATCB.1
Meadville, Jan. 6. Since the ap
praisers of the Delamater bank filed their
report showing the liabilities of the assignees
to be over $1,000,000, and their assets only
$300,000, the depositors have become restive
and are determined to know what has be
come of their money. They have called a
meeting of unsecured creditors to be held at
the Court House in this city next Monday to
adopt measures for protection. The 'call for
the meeting is signed by Messrs. Fahr,
Veitb, Miller and other leading merchants.
Nobody believes that there is anything in
the talk of an offer to compromise at CO cents
on the dollar. This is generally regarded as
an effort to appease the creditors who are
growing uneasy, as they learn tbe extent of
the wreck, and realize the fact that the firm
gave so many preferred judgments to rela
tives. The fact that members of the firm
borrowed large sums of money from the
bank, and put in such comparatively
valueless collaterals as the Judson Street
Bailway Company stock, is causing not a
little harsh criticism.
G. W. Delamater is also in trouble for the
alleged conversion to his own use of $10,000
in trust funds belonging to the Farrell
estate, and prosecution is threatened, and
may be commenced this week. Other de
velopments are likely to soon follow.
RTJDTARD KTPLTSG has written a series
of sevenJetters on America for THE DIS
PATCH. The first in the series will appear
In KEXT SUNDAYS ISSUE.
CLOSED THEHt D00ES.
A Well-Known Philadelphia Firm Makes
an Assignment,
rsrZCIAt. TXX.SOBAM TO THX SXSrATCH.t
Philadelphia, Jan. 6. The well
known and long-established firm of George
DeB. Keim & Co., 610 and 612 Market
street, announced to-day that they were tem
porarily embarrassed and called a meeting
of their creditors for next Friday. U" o state
ment was made to-day of the firm's assets
and liabilities, and until the books have
been thoroughly examined the members of
the firm decline to make any explanation of
their financial condition. But it is believed,
however, that the troubles of the firm are
due to the inability to take care of a large
amount of paper of the New York manu
facturers, WeisU & Lea, who failed last De
cember. Tbe busjness of George De 3. Keim &
Co. was established in 1886 by the well
known head of the firm at the southwest
corner of Third and Eace streets, where it
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remained until 1889, when the firm removed
to the present spacious quarters at 610 and
612 Market street. The firm were manufac
turers of horse blankets, carriage robes, etc.,
and wholesale dealers in saddlery ware,
carriage harness, and are to-day the leading
representatives in their line of business in
the city. GeorgeDeB. Keim'spresentpart
ners are Edwin I. Musselman and Augustus
C Gausler. Mr. Keim served one term as
Sheriff of Philadelphia, and unsuccessfully
ran for Mayor against E. H. Filler in the
last contest for that office. Since-tbat time
he has had little to do with politics.
PECULIAR MARRIAGES.
A TENNESSEE MAN OF 107 WEDS A
WOMAN OVEB, 80 YEARS OLD.
How a Centenarian Farmer Succeeded In
Retaining His Young Hbusekeeper A
Young Man Marries a Woman With
Seventeen Living Children.
rSFECIAL TELSOSAK TO TUX OISrATCH.1
Milan, Tenn., Jan. 6. A number of
novel weddings occurring in this section of
the State in the past fortnight are chronicled
by a local newspaper. At Bowena, on
December 21, George Hartan and Mrs.
Kate Woodson were united in marriage.
Tbe bridegroom is a hearty man of 107
years, while the bride blushed under the
weight of 83 summers. The groom served
in the Mexican army and the Rebellion.
Mrs. Woodson is his fifth wife. The last
one he married in his one hundredth year.
The groom is the fourth husband of the
bride. It is also worthy of observation that
the groom has confined himself to a diet of
buttermilk, bread and cheese for the past 20
years.
A companion of this wedding was per
formed at Purdy on tbe same day, the
happy pair being Tom Goldton and Miss
Angle Desty, aged respectively 09 and 23
years. The circumstances which led to this
marriage are found to be very peculiar.
The bridegroom, who is said to be a man of
some fortune, is a crusty old fellow and has
lived alone for years. Miss Desty is a dis
tant relative and has served him in' the
rapacity of housekeeper for seven years.
Miss Desty announced to him before Christ
mas that she would leave his service the
first of the year, and nothing the old fellow
could do would induce her to remain.
Finally he proposed and was accepted.
Mrs. Sam Hoenig, aged 87, and B. H.
Hillon, aged 23 years, were married at
Johnsville on Christmas Day. Wilson.
Clark, of Asheville, N. C, was married to
Mrs. Georgie Pollock, of Sharon. The
curious fact about the latter marriage is that
this is the third time Mrs. Pollock has been
wedded. She is mated with a man exactly
twice her ace. At 16 she was married to a
man aged 32, at 21 she was wedded to a man
of 48, and at 39 she marries a man of 78
The little town of Mexia, in Lake county,
carries the banner, however. George
Maston, a young man of 27, on Christmas
Day married Mrs. Mary Boyd, agea 49
years, who has 17 living children.
TO BETUEN TO COAL.
Natural Gas Supply Giving Out In the
TIciniry of Columbus.
rSFXCIAL UUBBIX TO TUB DIBPATCTI. .
Columbus, Jan. 6. The natural gas
company, which gets its supply from the
Thurslau field, 26 miles east, has notified
all consumers north of theTJoion station,
composing about one-third of the city, to
prepare for tbe usi of coal, as the company
may have to shut off gas to-morrow. There
is no donbt that the force is rapidly decreas
ing. Tbercnmnsnv has l&flowioo wells nt
Thurslau connected by a field line, which
centers at the BuSher well, where the regu
lator this morning showed a pressure of 60
pounds to the squara inch.
Opinions among those who are on the out
side vary as to the pressure of the gas, some
holding that it will average 250 ponnds to
the inch, while others place it as low as 190
pounds, claiming that the exhibit on the
Buffner gauge shows the pressure after the
gas has passed through the regulator. All
admit, however, that the supply is not as
great as a month ago, but qualify that by
saying that the company have overdrawn
the supply at hand; that leaks exists in the
lines, which waste 465 feet a day, and that no
system has been maintained iu running the
wells.
Another mistake was made, it Is claimed,
by the company bunching its wells, putting
them too close together, thereby making too
many vents to the reservoirs beneath. A
late employe of the company approximates
the gas flow from all the wells at 21,980,000
cubic feet per day, but says as much gas
leaks from the main line between Columbus
and Thurslau as reaches the consumers.
RTJDYARD KIPLING has written a series
of seven letters on America for THE DIS
PATCH. The first in the series will appear
in NEXT SUNDAY'S ISSUE.
JUNE WOEKEES' P BICES.
Important National Convention Called to
Meet Next Month.
IBPEC1AL TXXEOKAM TO OX DISrATOB.1
Columbus, Jan. 6. John B. Bae, Presi
dent or the United Mine Workers of
America, has issued a call for a convention
to be held in Columbus February 10. The
basis will be 1 delegate for 500 and a
fraction. In the call he says:
"The leading questions to come before the
convention will be scale of prices, screens,
cash payments, and especially the eight
hour movement. The American Federation
of Labor, at its convention iu Detroit, de
cided, in accordance with the action of the
Executive Board of the United Mine
Workers of America, that the miners should
inaugurate the eight-hour day on the 1st of
May, 1891. It is important that delegates
come with all information possible on that
question, that all needed preparation may
be made. In consideration of our dual form
of organization, a meeting of N. T. A. 135
will be held the same week, commencing
Monday, the 9th. The President and
Master 'Workman of each district or
division, or isolated local, will please take
notice that it will be necessary to hold meet
ings of the secret branch of the different dis
tricts to elect delegates to attend the business
that exclusively belongs to National
Trades Assembly 135, Knights of Labor."
FOUGHT ABOUT A GIEL.
A Blot That May Result In the Death of
Five Young Men.
ISFXCIAL TH.EQBA1I TO THE DUrATCEUl
English, Ind., Jan. 6. Details of a
disgraceful riot, which may result in the
death of five men, have reached here from
West Fork, a thickly settled neighborhood
seven miles distant Four families were
represented iu the riot and pistols and stones
and knives were freely used, and a dozen or
more men are said to be more or less danger
ously hurt. It appears that one ot the
Wiseman boys had been paying attention
ta a young woman of tbe neighborhood for
several years and that several other young
men had become incensed against him be
cause he monopolized her society.
Sunday night they all met at the West
Fork Church and engaged in a wordy war
over the girl. The disturbance compelled
the congregation to leave. While in tbe
churchyard apistol shot was fired, and the
fighting became general. Who inaugurated
it is not known. William and John Wise
man, William Lowe, Bobert Baggerly and
Edward Jones were all seriously wounded
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FITTSBUKG, -WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 1891 TEN
BENT ON MASSACRE.
A Plot to-Exterminate the Pine KIdge
Agency Causes a Panic.
THE INDIANS DESERT THEJTOWN.
Citizens Flock Into the Strongest Houses
They Can find.
BEDSKINS HAI FIGHT ONE ANOTHER
Pine Bidge, via Eushvillb, Neb.,
Jan. 6. Sunday night will never be for
gotten by any one who spent it at Pine
Bidge. Tbe Sabbath opened bright, clear
and warm. The church bells rang, and the
three pastors had crowded houses.
In the afternoon, toward 3 o'clock, it was
noticed that(the squaw m,en and half-breeds
were excited and hurried from one point to
another with their guns in their hands. Iu
stantly everyone was on the alert and run
ning down the ravines. It was found that
half a dozen squaws had been given tbe
tip to fly; that a party of war bucks had
visited the camp of the friendlies (so-called),
who are camped within a mile of the agency,
and urged them to help massacre all at the
agency.
The Indians Free to Come and Go.
The Indians have ahv.iys been permitted
to come in, and during the day and evening,
to wander around the agency at their own
sweet will, carrying their guns in their
hands. The plan was to take advantage of
tbis leniency, and gather in the town late in
tbe evening, and, at a given signal, for each
Indian to pick out his man and kill him on
the spot. The success of such a plan was
self-evident. There are less than 500
soldiers here, and they are on the far out
skirts of the village at their earthworks.'
Such a force with their cannon could keep
SIOUX BEADT TOE
(From a Photograph Secured by
a large number of Indians at a distance in
daytime, but at night the picket line is
necessarily weakened and drawn out into
too long t line to hold back any rush, while
the cannon are useless. The hostiles were
to be close at hand, and as soon as (he firing
began they were to rush in. The citizens
and reporters, as well as the soldiers, soon
learned the news.
. A Stampede of Redskins.
Many a man thought of this or that In
dian with whom he had quarreled, and
kept a sharp watch to see that no one was
behind him. Finally th? half-breeds told
certain Indians that their scheme was dis
covered and told the bucks to get out or tbe
soldiers would make it warm for them.
In an hour there was not an Indian in
camp, except the uniformed scouts and
police. Many a dark look was passed and
agly words spoken between the whites and
reds during that hour of stampede. Over
25 squaw men and their families drove with
frantic speed for settlements along the Rail
road. Houses and hotels were abandoned,
everyone going after a hasty apology for
supper to some store or warehouse where
there was a chance for resistance. Even
General Miles remained up until 3 o'clock
this morning.
The troops have the Indians surrounded
on the East, West and North, and an at
tack will drive them into tbe agency, where
the main battle must be fought. The enemr
number over 4,000 men, women and chif.
dren, with half that many to attack us in
the rear.
Battle Between Hostiles and Friendlies.
Another dispatch says: Everything now
points to a battle between Uhe hostile and
the friendly Indians who desire to leave the
hostile camp aud come to the agency. Bed
Cloud has signified his desire to return to
the agency, but be is nearly blind, and no
one will volunteer to lead him in, for tbe
Brules threaten the death of the first person
that attempts to desert the hostile band.
The older Indians want to come in, but the
young backs insist upon fighting.
The cordon of troops is drawing tighter
around the hostiles, who are on guard night
and day. Fires are being burned at night
to prevent anyone from escaping from their
camps. General Miles has sent a peace
commission to the hostiles. If they still re
fuse to come in, their camp will be bom
barded. Machine and shell guns are being
placed on all sides of the camp for the pur
pose. General Miles is fast becoming im
patient, and if the Indians do not obey the
order to come in he will attack them.
MILES AND NOBLE DIFFER.
The General Urgent In His Demand of the
Agency Change.
Washington, Jan. 6. It is stated at
the Interior Department that the War De
partment officials to-day received a telegram
from General Miles, urging prompt appro
val of his recommendation that the Indian
agents at the South Dakota agencies be
superseded by army officers, and stating
that the situation demands that the changes
be made at once.
Secretary Noble declined to say anything
upou the subject when questioned to-day,
but persons close to him assert that the Sec
retary will vigorously oppose the adoption
of General Miles' plan, on the ground that
it would inevitably result in undoing all or
nearly all of the good that has been done in
recent years toward the material advance
ment of the Indian tribes in the Northwest.
ONE MOBE BATTLE.
Indians Attack a Wajon Train, bnt
Are
Repulsed With 'Loin.
Wounded Knee Ceeek Camp, S. D.,
Jan. 6. Another engagementtook place yes
terday. A detachment of 30 men had been
sent out to meet a wacron train, with
Jjuppliea for cube, and whealen miles outj
mBMamkiim n i i n i II .1111 , i. i i
the wagons were found besieged by a band
of 100 Indians. '
On seeing the troops approaching, the red
sslns scattered in all directions, but imme
diately returned to the attack, on finding
the small number of men in the detachment.
A courier was sent back to camp for rein
forcements, but in the meantime a fire was
kept up on both sides, resulting in tbe
wounding of one soldier and the killing and
wounding of several Indians. About three
hours after the courier's departure, troops
were seen coming at full gallop to the res
cue. As the troops rode up the Indians
scattered in all directions.
COL. FORSYTHE'S CONDUCT.
THE COBBESPONDEKCE OK THE BATTLE
OF WOUNDED KNEE.
It Results in the Suspension of the Officers
In Command and an Investigation let
ters Between General Miles and Schofield
on tho Subject.
Washington, Jan. 6. The following
correspondence in regard to Colonel For
syte's case was made public to-day: Un
der date of December 30, General Schofield
telegraphed General Miles expressing the
belief that he would soon be master of the
situation, and asking that his thanks be
given to the "brave Seventh Cavalry for
their splendid conduct."
Under date of January 1, General Miles
telegraphed General Schofield as follows:
Your telegram of congratulation to the
Seventh Cavalry is received, bnt as the action
of tho Colonel commanding will be a matter f
serious consideration, and will undoubtedly be
tbe subject ot investigation, I thought itproper
to advise you. In view of tbo above f nets, do
jou wish your teleeram transmitted as it was
sentT It is stated that the disposition of 400
soldiers and four pieces of artillery was fatally
defective, and a large number of soldiers were
killed and wounded by fire from tbelr own
ranks, and a very large number of women and
children were killed in addition to the Indian
men.
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A ghost dance.
a Dispatch Correspondent)
General Schofield telegraphed in reply,
under date of January 2:
In view of the aspect of the case presented in
your telegram or yesterday, it will be better
not to deliver my message to the Seventh
Cavalry until I have seen your report, after the
Investigation you propose. Therefore, you
will please withhold it until further advised by
me.
Another Telegram" to Miles.
He also telegraphed General Miles again
on the same day as follows:
Your dispatch to me of yesterday and that to
the Adjutant General have been shown to tbe
President, and in reply the Secretary of War
directs me to say: Tbe President has beard
with exeat regret of the failure of your efforts
to secure tbe settlement of the Slonx difficul
ties without bloodshed. He suggests that pos
sibly a watchful observation of the hostile
bands that would prevent their breaking into
the settlement and give the Indians time to re
cover from their present excitement would
be i well. But he leaves all this to your better
information and discretion, and would not
have you omit anything that is necessary to
protect tbe settlements. He hopes that the re
port of the killing of women and children in
the affair at Wounded Knee is unfounded,
and directs that you cause an immediate in
quiry to be made, and report tbe result to tbe
department. If there was any nnsolaierly con
duct, you will relieve the responsible officer,
and so use the troops engaged there as to avoid
its repetition.
I wish to add to the President's suggestions
the hope which I still entertain in spite ot the
unfortunate accidents which have occurred,
that you may be able, by convincing the In
dians that tbe purposes of the army are not
hostile to them, but on tbe contrary friendly,
and dictated by a desire to seenreto them
future peace and proSDerity. to obtain their sur
render without further conflict
General Miles telegraphed General Scho
field, under date of January 3, as follows:
The directions of the President and yourself
is just the action I had anticipated and taken.
Nearly all of the feixth and Ninth Cavalry, and
tbe Second and Seventeenth Infantry, with 1C0
Indian scouts, aro'practlcally on thf ee sides of
them along Beaver. White river and Porcu
pine, with General Brooks in command. This
may hold them in checK. I am in close com
munication with them, and have intormed
them tbe only safe road is toward tbe agency,
ana about halt are anxions to come in. The
others are making desperate efforts to keep all
at war. I consider it very Important that the
five officers that I recommended be placed in
charge of the five agencies. Please inform me
if this is approved or disapproved.
I have a very great amount of information
concerning tbe conspiracy. It involved all tbe
tribes . in the Northwest and the
wild tribes in tbe Indian Territory.
Sitting Bull would have been the
bead, and tbe move was to be made in tbe
spring. They expected to strike West, to
where tbe gbost delusion orielnated Nevada.
The Proceedings Already Instituted.
General Schofield received a telegram
from General Miles at Pine Bidge, dated
January 5, as follows:
In accordance with your telegram and tie
President's order, I have detailed a board of
officers, consisting of Colonel Carr, Sixth
Cavalry, Major Kent, Fourth Infantry, and
Captain Baldwin, Fifth Infantry, to Investigate
that affair at Wounded Knee.. Is this in con
formity with tbe President's directions, and
does he direct that it constitute a Court ot In.
quiry, with power to take testimony under
oath? Colonel Forsytbe's command consisted
of 26 officers and 153 men; 82 Indians and GO
women and children were burled on or near the
ground. 1 have relieved Colonel Forsythe from
command.
General Schofield telegraphed General
Miles on the 6th as follows:
In reply to your telegram of vesterday, I am
directed by the Secretary of War to inform
you that it was not tbe Intention of the Presi
dent to appoint a Court of Inquiry, nor to or
der at tbis time in tbe nudt of the campaign
any further inquiry than you could yourself
make without tbe necessity ot a court the pur
pose being simply to determine whether any
officer had een so far derelict in duty as to
make it necessary to relieve him from command,
sujh result to follow upon the inquiry which
you were expected to cause to be made. You
were expected yourself, first to inquire into
the facts,and rn tbe event of its being disclosed
that there bad been nnsoldierly conduct to re
lieve tbe responsible officer. The .directions of
the President were suggested by your tolegram
of the 1st iust to me. 1
Congresx to Take a Hand.
Washington, Jan. 6. The
House
IPontinuei on Seventh fag e.
PAGES.
TO KE0PEN THE CASE.
New and Sensational Developments
in the 0'Shea Divorce Suit.
A CANOS'S ATTACK ON PAEHELL
The Eejnlt of the Conference With O'Brien
- Awaited With Interest.
SALISBURY EEADIKG BLAINE'S LETTKE
rUT DmtLAT'B CABLE COMPACT. 1
London, Jan. 6. The probability that
the Qneen's proctor will intervene and open
the O'Shea-Parnell .case increases. The
latest contribution to the literature of the
case is ' furnished by Canon Omahony. who
said in the course of a speech delivered to
day that something had occurred which was
sufficient to alienate any honest and self
respecting member of Parliament from Mr.
Parnell.
Mr. Parnell made a certain revelation to
the Irish members that he intended to ex
culpate himself from what had occurred.
That revelation has not been published.
Every member of the party opposed to him
had, under the circumstances of great provo
cation, extended to Mr. Parnell the charity
of silence. Mr. Parnell's action since then
has been such in the sight of Canon Oma
hony, that he considers these members would
be perfectly justified in making the matter
public, and show the sort of mau Mr. Par
nell is.
Worse Than the Divorce Court.
That would horrify the public far more
than the proceedings of the divorce court
If they do not do so, or if the Parnell
r propaganda be continued, the canou de
clares he will make the matter public. Tbe
anti-Parnell organ, referring to the above
remarks, declares that Mr. Parnell has ad
mitted tbe charge against him and justified
it
Mr. Parnell had a consultation with Mr.
O'Brien immediately after his arrival at
Boulogne to-day. After a conference of
half an hour an adjournment was taken for
luncheon. Afterward Messrs. Parnell and
O'Brien resumed their talk, remaining in
consultation for an hour and a half. The
other members oT Parliament in the party
were then invited to join the conference,
and tbe whole party remained in deep con
sultation with closed doors until nearly
midnight, when Messrs. Bedniond and Gill
emerged from the conference room.
Tbe two gentlemen were immediately sur
rounded by the waiting reporters, to whom
thev imparted this information : ."The con
sultation between Mr. Parnell and Mr.
O'Brien is still proceeding, and will be con
tinued to-morrow." The outcome of the
conference is awaited with intense interest
The right for the Funds.
It is stated that the funds of the Irish
Parliamentary party now in the hands of
Munroe & Co., the Paris bankers, amount
to only, 8,400, of which sum 1,200 is in
cash and the remainder in United States 4
per cent bonds. These funds were formerly
deposited iu the sole name of the' late
Joseph G. Biggar.
The executors of Mr. Biggar's estate,
Messrs. Patrick and Bichard Power, have
renounced tbe custody of tbe money, and it
is said that Messrs. Munroe & Co. are pre
pared to par over the funds to Messrs. Dil
lon, F, J. Xavier, O'Brien and Clancy when
they have come to an-agreement This they
are expected to do at tbe Boulogne confer
ence.
A NOTED HUOEIST DEAD.
End of Rudolph Loewonsteln, Who Made
Fun for the Berliner.
mT mraur's cable compaht.i
Berlin, Jan. 6. Rudolph Loewenstein,
the founder of the well-known comic paper
the Kladderadatsch, a great political wit
and satirist and author of hundreds of
humorons ballads and songs besides being a
celebrated after-dinner speaker, rivaling
our own Chauncey Depew in popularity,
died here to-day at the age of 70.
During the revolution of 1848 be suffered
many imprisonments on account of his sar
castic criticisms of; men and things. Iu
1852 he was banished from Berlin for writ
ing a funny story about the Emperor of
Bussia. He left the KladderadaUch four
years ago and became a mere tool of Bis
marck, whereby he lost his reputation as a
witty journalist
EUROPE'S COLD WEATHER.
Great Snow Drifts Stop Traffic In Germany
and Denmark.
I or StntLAF'S CAULK COXFAXr.
Beelin, Jan. 6. Terrible snow drifts are
reported all over the country. Traffic is en
tirely stopped in the provinces on the sea
coast. Several trains in Schleswig-Holstein
are stuck in the snow.
The weather throughout Denmark con
tinues very severe. The country is every
where deep in snow, the water courses are
icebound, and the steamboats and train serv
ices are almost suspended. Beports of ship
ping and other accidents, as well as distress
due to the severity of the weather, are con
stantly arriving.
CUTTING DOWN EXPENSE&
The Head of Baring Bros. Forced to Dis
charge Many Retainers.
BT DCNLAP'S CABLE COMfANT.J
London, Jan. 6 The Bight Honorable
Lord Bevelstoke, the head of the house of
Barinz Bros,, has begun retrenchments, and
has greatly reduced his Devonshire estab
lishment by a clean sweep, as his retainers,
who number 120, are dismissed.
They comprise domestic servants, grooms,
stable men, gardeners, laborers and hangers-on
generally. The younger men among
the servants have gone into the army. His
lordship has also sold his hunters, which
realized tbe sum of 2,000.
1
NEW AND LARGER VIENNA
The Project to Join the Suburbs and City
Very Popular.
IBT DUKLAF'S CABLE COMFAKT.J
Vienna, Jan. 6. To-day there has been
a patriotic manifestation for the purpose of
celebrating the project of joining the city
and suburbs, to form a new and enlarged
Vienna.
In the evening there was a grand banquet,
which was attended by all the elite of Vien
nese society, and at which Somerling, the
former President of the Council of Minis
ters presided, and proposed the toast of the
Emperor, who, he declared, was one of those
who encouraged the project
i
GLADSTONE TO RETIRE.
He Says His End Has Come So Far as Publio
Lite l Concerned. ,
IBT DUHLAT'S CABLE C0MFAXT.J
Dublin, Jan. 6. The Dublin Express
states that Mr. Gladstone has written a
letter to an eminent social reformer in which
he declares that practically bis end has
come, to far as public life and politics are
concerned.
THE GREEK CHRISTIANS.
A Settlement or Their Troubles "With tho
Turkish Sultan.
rBr DtntLAF'B CABLE COMFAirr.
Constantinople, Jan. 6. The conflict
jjjietween the Porte and tho Greek Patri
fw:
archate is settled. To-day the Sultan
charged Biza Pasha with the settlement,
and in the evening the agreement was ar
ranged. To-day is Christmas in the old style, and
all the Greek churches have been reopened.
The Archinandrite Dyonissos has taken pos
session of the Patriarchal See and presided
at the celebration of tbe religions fetes.
BLAINE'S BERING DISPATCH.
Lord Salisbury Engaged in the Considera
tion of the Document.
By Associated Fress.l
London, Jan. 6. Lord Salisbury is en
gaged in the consideration' of the
40-page dispatch received from Mr.
Blaine December 30, the latest dis
patch received from Washington. It
does not contain a definite acceptance
of Lord Salisbury's proposals for arbitration
on the main question that of the British
sealers to catch seals in Bering Sea. Mr.
Blaine discusses only the subsidiary point
arbitration on tbe time of closing
the sealing. Mr. Blaine has not replied
to Sir Julian Pauncefote's note of June
last, in which the latter says that Her Maj
esty's Government must hold the Govern
ment of the United Satates responsible for
the consequences arising from acts of inter
ference with British vessels contrary to the
principles of international law. Ko'prepar
atious have been made to augment the
British fleet in the Korth Pacific ocean, as
such a step might be regarded as a mehace.
Sir Edward Clarke, Solicitor General,
speaking at Plymouth to-night, said, with
reference to the Bering Sea dispute, tbat
Lord Salisbury was only asserting a doctrine
laid down by the United States Gov
ernment years ago, namely, that no nation
could claim sovereignty over the open sea.
Hostilities between England and the
United States, said Sir Edward, would
shock the ccience of the world, and even
tbe conten of such hostilities would
be an . t$g upon civilization aud
humanity'oV; "oV. 1 hoped tbat Lord
Salisbury's bZ'A vr "cepted; but if an
English vesseivy y be high seas,
and violence is uiv. P.f0 British sub
jects, one fatal halfV Wot ut it be
Y0
yond the power of the
9fo e.ttle
the difficulty by arbitration
Spain Not Prepared for KeCi ' Jty.
Madbid General E. Burd GrUbb, tho
new United States Minister here, has indi
cated the desire of his Government to ne
gotiate a reciprocity treaty with Spain, on
the understanding that the treatmentgranted
to American imports in the Spanish West
Indies should not be extended to im
ports from other countries, and that
the United States, in exchange would
partly exempt ' Cuban sugars and
tobaccos from tbe imports of the McKinley
tariff. The Spanish Government, it is un
derstood, would like to welcome this over
ture, which the West Indian colonies them
selves desire, but until all her European
treaties expire, in 1802, Spain cannot grant
tbe United States any reciprocity that
European powers cannot also claim under
the favored nation clause.
Kot a Danish Train Running.
Copenhagen The severity of the
weather is seriously affecting business
throughout the country. The Danish rail
roads are at a complete standstill, owing to
a suow blockade. In spite of all the efforts
of the companies to raise the blockade.it may
be said that there is not a train running in
Denmark tp-day. Tbe "postal service has
entirely ceased working.
' A Railroad Blockade In Germany.
Beelin A snow storm, phenomenal iu
its severity, prevails throughout North
Germany. Beports from various sections
are to the effect tbatthe railroads are blocked
on all.noribern lines,. andlhat in many instances-trains,
arc imbedded in the snow,
causing considerable anfferinz to those who
have been forced to travel during the storm.
Uruguay Redeeming Its Currency.
Montevideo The Uruguayan Gov
ernment has issued a decree announcing
that the National Bank will, January 8,
commence redeeming the paper currency of
tbe Bepublic, paying gold therefor, and
that tbe bank will complete the process of
redemption by July L
Balfour Receives Many Subscriptions.
London Mr. Balfour sends a tele
graphic message to the newspapers apolo
gizing for his inability to acknowledge
(Separately the many sums received in
response to the appeal recently issued in
behalf of the sufferers in Ireland. He
promises to publish soon a first list of the
subscribers to the fund.
M. Ferry May Fight a Duel.
PARIS M. Ducret has challenged M.
Ferry to fight a duel. The challenge is the
result of a letter which M. Ferry wrote to
the Matin.
FIGHHUG THE rTAKVEKTliit C0MPAJIY.
North Dakota Farmers Will Resist the Col
lection of Notes.
Faeoo, K. D., Jan. 6. Arrangements
are being made to fight the collection of all
notes now held by the harvester companies
in tbis State, and it is said the amount is
about $3,000,000, The ground of the contest
is that the notes were given for binders, with
the contract that repairs should be furnished
free, and the recently combined American
Harvester Company has made a rule that all
repairs must hereafter be paid for in cash.
Another ground lor contest will be that
the new company is a trust, and is therelore
contrary to the laws of the United States
and the statutes of Korth Dakota. Ar
rangements are also being made to antag
onize tbe business of the new company and
favor the Independent Reaper Company, as
tbe American Harvester Company an
nounces prices $40 higher per machine than
have been the rule here for the year past.
RTJDYARD KTPT.TNG has written a series
of seven letters on America for THE DIS
PATCH. The first in the series will appear
In NEXT SUNDAY'S ISSUE. '
WEECSEE8 EXPECT A HARVEST.
Oil In Florida Light Houses Gives Out, and
Vessels Are in FeriL
Key West, Jan. 6. An assistant keep
er of the lighthouse at Sombrero has arrived
to report that tbe oil at his station is almost
exhausted in fact bis report to the superin
tendent is to the effect that there is barely
sufficient oil to keep tbe light going to
night. Other lights along the reef, which
are supplied at the same time and in the
same quantities as at Sombrero, must also
have exhausted, their supply and be in tbe
same predicament, hence the danger to ship
ping in the Gulf will be apparent.
The supply steamer, which was expected
two weeks since, has not put in an appear
ance, and her delay may prove disastrous.
Already the wrecking vessels at this port
are being put in readiness for a rich harvest.
A BIOT AT A CHUBCH.
The Partisans of Three Families Fight a
Fierce Battle.
English, Ind., Jan. 6. Last Sunday
night, during a religious meeting at West
Fork, In this county, a riot started among
the adherents of three large families.
Pistols, knives, stones, cudgels and flits
were used, aud five men are now lying at
the point of deatb, while others are seriously
injured.
Those considered in a critical condition
include William Law, William Wiseman,
John Wiseman, BobertBaggerly and Ed
ward Jeoes, Some of them are very badly
cut,
:PAGES1 T0 8.
THREE CENTS.
Retired Indian Fighters Are Be
ing Asked by the War De
partment to Report
THEIR FITNESS FOR DUTY.
Expectations Tbat More Troops Will
Be Sent to the Front, and
THfc NATIONAL GUARD CALLED OUT
For Garrison Duty at the Agencies of the
Hostile Indians.
COL. GEO. S. GALLUPB STATES HIS TIBW3
The Government is alarmed at the extent
io which tbe disaffection in the Indian na
tion has spread,
The War Department is looking over the
roster of retired officers who have experience
in frontier fighting, aud has written to many
of them, inquiring into their state of health
and desiring to know if they can go to the
front at a moment's notice.
An opinion is expressed that more troops
will be sent into tbe field, and there is a
probability that the National Guard will be
brought into requisition to garrison the In
dian territory, unless a decisive change in
the aspect of the campaign occurs very soon.
Colonel Peorge S. Gallupe, Pittsburg
Agent of the Germania Fire Insurance
Company, is a veteran Indian fighter, and,
as he thinks, the only rehired officer of
frontier experience in Pennsylvania. With
his last monthly report he forwarded re
plies to tbe War Department in response to
inquiries relative to his present condition of
health, and whether he will hold himself in
readiness to take the field again in the
event of his services being required.
Able to Speak From Long Experience.
Colonel Gallups said yesterday tbat he
was enjoying the best of health, and had
signified his readiness to go to the front on
receipt of orders. Tne Colonel is still in the
prime of life; is every inch a soldier, and
looks as if he would be there to some pur
pose if sent to the, front. He has had ten
years' experience in frontier fighting, having
served with Terry and Custer in all the
trouble from 1870 to 1880, iu which latter
year he was retired.
"I am sorry," said tbe Colonel last even
ing, "that any of the business of the War
Department should have become known
through other than official channels. The
authorities prefer that their intentions
should be kept secret, and I have great
diffidence in referring to affairs of an official
nature. Since this matter has leaked out,
however, I may say that the department is
ascertaining the fitness for active-service 'of
men who have been engaged irr Indian war
fare, and tbat I have signified my readiness
to move at once. There are not many of us
left, I believe, and I think I am the only
officer in Pennsylvania who has seen service
among the Indians between 1870 and 1880."
"And the purpose of these inquiries,
Colonel7"
Preparing for Any Possible Emergency.
"Is, I suppose, to prepare for any emer
gency which would necessitate tbe sending
of more troops into the field. Counting all
branches of the regular army, it strength
to-dav is about 25,000, but not more than
halt that number is available lor active ser
vice. There are about 5,000 troops, I should
think, now in the Indian territory, and if
more were required they would be drawn
from posts which it would not be wise to
leave unprotected. The department may
think it wise to garrison the territory, and
in that event, instead of moving commands
from the Bio Grande, California and other
points, it may requisition the National
Guards of Wisconsin and Illinois for the
purpose. That is a duty they could per
form very well.",
("Supposing tbe Guard was ordered into
active service." ,
"The militia would not stand five minutes
before the Indians. Just as soon as they
caught sight ot an Indian in his blanket
and feathers, gesticulating and dodging
about, never still for an instant, I believe
the young, untried soldiers would turn and
run. It takes experienced men to cope with
the Indian. He has no recognized mode of
attack prefers to fight under cover) is wary
and treacherous, and will murder in cold
blood iu preference to open combat every
time he gets the chance. His general tactics
are to divide his opponents, hoping by
splitting their strength to cut them, off is
detail.
Easy to Destroy a Bunched Enemy.
"If you could concentrate the enemy by
surrounding and moving by concerted actios
against them, matters could be very soon
brouzbt to a finish. Tbe Indians have a
great dread of the mitrailleuse, and will not
be caught in such numbers as will give the
gun any supremacy. Their tactics are to
attack, by surprise, in small bodies, and
then from under cover."
"To what do you attribute the cause of the
disaffection?"
"That's rather difficult to say. There seems -to
have been some curtailing in rations
lately. The asents are charged with sot
giving out sufficient, but I believe they
distribute everything they get. I under
stand that the ration now served Is less than
what was given in my time.
"I was much surprised," continued
Colonel Gallupe, "to find the Brules going
on the warpath. I remember them as a
most peaceful tribe, very civilized and with
very iriendly feelings toward the soldiers.
I regard this as rather a bad sign, this break
ing out of the Brules.They may be followed by
others, as great sympathy and ielloweeling
exists among the Indians. I remember Bed
Cloud as a very conservative fellow, and well
esteemed by soldiers and crilians. I would
judge be would not have donned paint with
out considerable reason, as he was generally
disposed to peaceful intercourse with us,
than to warlike methods. At this distance it
is very hard, and, indeed Impossible, to fora
any opinion of'the course of events.
Why so Many Squaws Are Killed.
"These critics who'are now busy In assail
ing policies and casting blame have very
little more than mere rumor to base their
criticisms upon. For instance, much com
ment is being made on the fact that squaws
and papooses have been killed. Such critics
evidently do not know tbat unless at close
distance, a squaw is indistinguishable from
a buck, and is it to be supposed that troops
would cease firing because i squaw may be
among tbe hostiles? Tbe squaw is just as
good a fighter as tbe buck, and she cin
handle a gun with just as deadly effect.
Perhaps," continued the Colonel, cynically,
"such critics would like a note sent with
each bullet, politely requesting the receive
to paa it on should it have hit a squaw.
"TheaJsJx at Wounded aea mmujq
UNCLE M ANXIOUS
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